AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1992-08-03.
Recall campaignNHTSA 92V102001
Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly
Component
Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly
Manufacturer
AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP.
Vehicles affected
200
Reported to NHTSA
1992-08-03
Owners notified
1992-10-15
Defect description
THE FUEL SYSTEM FAILED THE CRASH BARRIER TEST. THE FUEL TANK WAS PUNCTURED, RESULTING IN FLUID LOSS GREATER THAN ALLOWED BY FMVSS 301, "FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITY".
Safety risk
FUEL SPILLS IN A COLLISION COULD LEAD TO A VEHICLE FIREIF EXPOSED TO A SOURCE OF IGNITION.
Manufacturer remedy
MODIFY THE FUEL TANK CAGE TO COMPLY WITH FMVSS 301.
Notes
SYSTEM: FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY; FMVSS 301.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SCHOOL BUSES WITH 65 GALLON FUEL TANKS AND FUEL TANK CAGESYSTEMS.NOTE: IT IS IMPORTANT THAT ALL AFFECTED BUSES BE REMEDIED. HOWEVER, THE RECALLSHOULD NOT CAUSE PARENTS OR SCHOOL OFFICIALS TO BE UNDULY ALARMED. NHTSA ISUNAWARE OF ANY ACTUAL CRASHES IN WHICH THE FUEL SYSTEM OF AN AMTRAN CHASSISRUPTURED.
Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.